Data centers: reporting.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill requires the California Energy Commission to collect and report data on data centers. Data center owners will need to submit information about their facility’s size, energy usage, fuel consumption, and power usage effectiveness to the commission. The commission will then publish this anonymized and aggregated data annually. Additionally, data center developers applying for permits will need to provide estimates of energy consumption and sound levels to local agencies, which can use this information for planning and environmental review. The bill also includes provisions to protect the confidentiality of data center customer information.
Key provisions
- Requires data centers to submit detailed information to the California Energy Commission, including location, size, power usage effectiveness, and fuel consumption.
- Mandates annual publication of anonymized and aggregated data center information by the Energy Commission.
- Requires data center developers to provide estimated energy consumption and sound levels during permit applications.
- Local agencies can use data center information for land use planning, infrastructure planning, and environmental review.
- Prohibits disclosure of identifiable information or energy consumption data for specific data center customers.
- Includes a requirement for the Energy Commission to assess electrical load trends for data centers in its integrated energy policy reports.
- Establishes definitions for key terms, such as ‘data center,’ ‘power usage effectiveness,’ and ‘cooling degree day.’
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